Harold Drake, Sr... A life of serviceFour days after Christmas in l922, a Navajo father took his tiny, premature new-born son from his hogan into the bitter cold. He placed his son on a blanket on the frozen ground and began chanting ...

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Chief Posey: Epilogue“The White settlers could not understand why he refused to take $15 plus rations promised to Indians who would agree to go to Colorado to the reservation. Through his persistence and determination,...

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Jody Wood continuedContinued from... It is reported the farewell party the town gave them was more like a funeral than a party, with more crying than laughing. When asked to speak Jody said, “I never thought I could ...

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Jody WoodAunt Jody Wood: Angel of mercy GIANTS OF SAN JUAN by Buckley Jensen In the early days of San Juan, medical doctors and medicines were rarely available in times of need. That fact made living on the...

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Charles SteenCharlie Steen was an enigma. He came into San Juan in the l950’s, dirt poor, lived in a tar-paper shack with his wife and four little boys and discovered the fabled Mi-Vida Uranium Mine in the Big ...

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LaVerda Barton Jensen“I have been a school supervisor, a principal, and a superintendent for 25 or more years and I say without hesitation that, never in all those years have I seen or become acquainted with, a more ex...

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San Juan Record Classifieds, Events, Businesses In Monticello, San Juan County, Utah